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Army Report: Over Eight Quintals of Cannabis Foiled at Western Border as 119 Arrested in Southern Gold Sweeps

5 November 2026 · Algeria Now

Army Report: Over Eight Quintals of Cannabis Foiled at Western Border as 119 Arrested in Southern Gold Sweeps — Photo : Algeria Now

Algeria's army said on Wednesday that its units foiled attempts to bring in more than 800 kilograms of processed cannabis across the border with Morocco last week, in an operational report that also covered illegal gold mining in the south and irregular migration.

In its weekly summary for 28 October to 3 November, the Ministry of National Defence said the People's National Army (ANP), working with other security services, seized 8 quintals and 44 kilograms of cannabis resin. Twenty-eight drug traffickers were arrested, and 75,526 psychotropic tablets were seized. Four people accused of supporting terrorist groups were also arrested in various operations around the country.

In the far south, in the provinces of Tamanrasset, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, In Guezzam and Illizi, 119 people were detained in operations against illegal gold mining. Troops seized 26 vehicles, 165 generators, 88 jackhammers and quantities of raw gold-bearing material. In separate operations, soldiers seized 16,921 litres of fuel, 11 tonnes of tobacco and 3 tonnes of foodstuffs intended for smuggling, along with a submachine gun and six hunting rifles. Eleven other people were apprehended.

Coast guards foiled attempted sea crossings by 107 people aboard makeshift boats, and 296 irregular migrants of various nationalities were arrested across the country.

Weekly figures of this kind are one of the few public indicators of operations that are rarely described in detail. The report illustrates the range of tasks that now fall to Algeria's armed forces along some of the longest and most difficult frontiers in Africa. The southern provinces border Mali and Niger, where instability has made smuggling networks for fuel, food, weapons and people harder to contain, while the western border is where cannabis seizures are regularly reported. Algeria has long argued that border security requires cooperation among neighbours.

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